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DIY Mini Specimen Chest Kit

Name: DIY Mini Specimen Chest Kit
Brand: Grabie
SKU: BMH260603721
Price: 19.99 USD
Availability: InStock

SKU: BMH260603721

$19.99

DIY Set Only

DIY Set + Watercolor Pocket Set - Autumn Colors

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Subtotal: $19.99

How It Works

This kit is made for moments when you want to slow down and make something beautiful with your hands. It is part craft project, part miniature world, part emotional escape.

There is something comforting about building a tiny object with layers, textures, and hidden corners. Each piece feels like it belongs to a story, and every finished chest carries the quiet satisfaction of time well spent. It is a small object, but it holds a surprising sense of wonder.

*Click here for Mini Specimen Chest Guide

01

Paint and Age the Wooden Pieces

Use watercolor to color the wooden parts and create a warm, aged finish. Soft autumn tones, layered washes, and dry-brush texture can all bring out the vintage mood of the chest.

02

Assemble the Structure

Follow the provided structure pieces to build the chest, drawers, compartments, and display areas. The modular layout makes it easy to organize your mini elements beautifully.

03

Style Your Mini World

Add the specimen details, tiny books, papers, stones, and decorative accents. Arrange them like a natural history collection, an apothecary display, or a mysterious story box.

04

Make It Yours

No two chests have to look the same. You can keep it neat and classic, or make it look richly worn and full of age. That freedom is part of the joy.

⚠️ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD — Small Parts.
This DIY kit contains small components, including miniature screws, glass bottles, stones, and decorative accessories that may present a choking hazard.
-Not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
-Recommended for ages 12+ or for younger users with adult supervision.
-Keep small parts away from infants and young children.
-Adult supervision is recommended during assembly.
-Handle glass components with care to avoid breakage or injury.

Customer Reviews

Very nice, Unique little kit!

I enjoyed doing this kit. It was fun, detailed, and full of all sorts of goodies to play with.

My only complaint is that the tutorial video was frustratingly rushed - it was cut down to only 3 minutes! I know this may not necessarily be a difficult kit to assemble, but when the tutorial shows someone rushing to put pieces together, it's hard to see exactly which pieces go where (for example, on the boxes, there is a long side and short side - BUT the wood has to be lined up either on the outside or inside edges and IT MATTERS). The video was so rushed that I could barely tell and had to keep pausing it to make sure I got them together without gaps.

Also, some of the stones, while pretty, don't fit in the test tubes at all - per the images- so that bummed me out. I got bored after a few days of work and just tossed the paper pieces inside. I didn't age them or make extra books, as that was too tedious.

Overall, nice little project.

Cute product. Fun to assemble.

Fun to put together. Only negative was the long bottles were too long for the kit.

A cool selection

I turned this into a botany lab for my botanist daughter. Didn’t build the case but used the parts.

My shelf needs more of these

I finished one and immediately wanted to make another!

So much detail in a tiny box

I'm so proud of how my chest turned out. It's small but it holds a lot of meaning.

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Shipping Info

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HOW LONG DOES SHIPPING TAKE?

Order Processing Time

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Estimated Shipping Time*

Countries/Regions	Estimated Shipping Time
United States	7-20business days
Canada	7-20 business days
Australia	7-20 business days
United Kingdom	7-15 business days
Germany	7-15 business days
Italy, France, Spain	10-15 business days
Mexico	8-20 business days
Rest of Europe	7-20 business days
Japan	7-20 business days
New Zealand	15-25 business days
Brazil	15-25 business days

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